The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-01-16

h 4d taken more than passing interest
in the unfortunate girl. After mo
ment OF silence. during which be began
to pull for the homeward shore, SAID ::
Had the lady no other admirersr
"Oh, yes; many" he replied; but
few dared to approach, and these her
father repulse q. !" After minute he
continued; 1T is useless for me to try
to conceal my feelings from you. for |
feel that you have already diviued
them. |, also, loved the beautiful lady,
though she knew not of my affection
NV parents were the only people in the
cYuntry with whom Lord Larrimoor
was on friendly terms, and during his
4 Iadv's last sickness my mother at ended
/ her constantly. After her death she
took great interest in the child, who
was about the age of my sist r, and
used to bring Lucia home with her TO
stay week at time. Then we three
would have grand times ronping about
the hall and playing IL the park. Some
time we were allowed to accompany
Lucia home and stay to tea; but never
enioyed these visits. The old hall seemed
so dark and loomy, and its master SO
stern and taciturn. As we grew older
we were together even more. Gathering
over the hills on horseback, or taking
rambles in the woods. But most of all
we liked to row about on this very lake.
My father taught nae to row as soon as
| was large enough to handle an oar,
and l instructed the girls. Lucia be-
came very sKillful, and could outrow
| both of US. Afterwards my mother
died, and my sister and l were sent
away to school. AS long as my father
lived we spent our vacations at home.
But he survived my mother only two
years. After his death we made our
home with an aunt in Dublin, and
! Glendale Hall was closed. After !
finished my course, we spent three years
in travel. After an absence of FIVE years
l returned to Glendale to find my play
mate, whose memory l had cherished
| during all the years of our separation,
beautiful and accomplished young lady.
She and my sister resumed their former
friendship; bat she seemed shy of me,
add before had an opportunity toopen
my heart to her, she sought refuge
from her fathers cruelty in Watery
! grave"
During this recital we had left the
boat, and were now picking our way
| along the uneven path which led to the
house. 1t was quite late when We
reached the hall, aud we soon separated
for the night.
lay down, but not to sleep. The &C.
currences of the evening filed my mind,
and banished sleep from nay eyelids. l
| longed to fathom the mystery. l had
no faith in the supernatural, and l no
more believed the boat we had seen was
rowed By spirit, than I believed my
self to be ghost. l could not help but
] think that II was the unfortunate girl,
| whom my friend was mourning as dead;
and that she was in hiding somewhere
among her native Jocks, though how
she managed to evade pursuit and
vanish so suddenly, was more than |
could make out. Ny convictions were
strengthened by the fact that the body
had never been recovered, though the
old lord had offered large rewards, and
every peasant in the country had been
on the lookout. Before | went to sleep
had formed plan, and determined TO
| investigate the matter the next night;
with my friends help if he were willing;
! ii not, alone.
! When disclosed my project to Lord
! Glendale. he shook his head obviously, |
and tried to dissuade me assuring me
that he had tried many times to capture |
the mysterious rover; but always in |
vain, but seeing that l was determined |
to go, he was too gallant 10 refuse to &C.
company me. About sunset we took |
our way to the lake, and embarked in |
separate boats. ] felt that little could |
be accomplished by pursuit. 1t was
this mysterious vanishing we must pre- |
| vent if possible. So | determined to |
! take my place near where the boat dis |
appeared. Lord Glendale, who was |
rapid rover, was 10 wait OH the oppo-
site side and, ct the right moment gave |
r-hi 7 t..
he mysterious rock. The evening was
not as bright as the preceding one mad !
been, Tor the sky was overcast by tilmy |
clouds which partially obscured the
moon. pushed my skiff as much into
the shadow as possible, and waited IN
silence. In few minutes | heard the |
sound OF splashing waters. 1t seemed
to come from beh,nf the rocks. Pre-
sently boat, rowed by the most beau
utul creature | had ever seen, parted
the vines which had hung down ever the
rocks near by, and shot away across the
lake and dowa the stream, | stationf d
myself at the exact spot whence the
boat had emerged, and waited anxiously
Tor my friend 10 act. At last 1t came
slowly back. Lord Glendale was on the
alert and immediately gave chase, and
p ITsued and pursuer shot towards me
WIN lncredlOle rapldlty. tried 10 keep
down my rising excitement. l felt that
now or never was the time, and l
crouched low, fearing that she might
see me and dart off in some other dir
ection. She was evidently wearied with
ner long row, for my friend was close
upon her. She did not see me until her
>kitt touched mine. Quick as flash she
turned but We were both close upon her,
and, by some unlucky movement, her
trail bark was overturned, and, with a
Wild cry for. help, she sank out of sight.
Glendale was in the water in all in
slant. He caught her the first time she
rose, and We soon bad her in the boat.
She was no ghost, but a dripping, half
drowned, frightened girl. She re-
preached US for molesting her, and
begged piteously to. be released. Glen
uale wrapped the dripping form in my
coat, assuring her that we were friends
and would be most happy to serve her.
She seemed 10 recognize him, and felt
sure from their conversation that she
was indeed Lucia, the lost heiress OF
LaTrlmoOr. As the other boats had